Unlikely that this will happen but if we are playing a game of escalation perhaps he could deputise people with access to millenary equipment. Remember, the armed forces pledge allegiance to the constitution and nobody else. They also have the duty to not follow an illegal order.

Don’t you fear that it’ll be seen as escalatory?

That’s a mighty dangerous game. Two things will happen if this will happen:

1. Your economy will collapse. Some crucial US goods and services are the only game in town.
2. US will turn away from it’s old western allies towards the autocratic countries of the world.

What can they do? They’re wiped out, democratically at least until the mid terms. Considering the speed of events, the mid term is too late.

Not gonna lie, if this were a real product, I’d be tempted. You see, for Android phones, ESIM registration uses propriety Google code. A programmable device that can present to the phone as a regular SIM would be a boon.

I wonder what he had to give up in the plea deal.

This is the outcome of Capitalism . Even the new Open Access Operators are no guarantee of sustainable salvation. As Capitalism in a free market will always seek to acquire and merge. Or out compete and destroy competition.

You could argue that’s what industry-millitary complex is already doing. Along with the media.

I notice you didn’t counter my statement. Just threw a whataboutism in my face.

They mention the afraid Jewish students, but they didn’t cover any Jewish protestors. It makes it seem that you can’t be Jewish and protest against the Israeli apartheid and ethnic cleansing. And protest for BDS.